Religion

Question 1

Religion — The Garden of Love

Answer 1

“Thou shalt not” writ over the door”
— The Garden of Love
Theme: Religion
Explanation: Blake criticises organised religion for repressing natural love and desire.

Question 2

Religion-Gatsby and Scrutiny

Answer 2

Scrutiny- Lovelace and Fitzgerald shows worlds where religion is irrelevant and self-gratification trumps morality. Both texts highlights the erosion of spiritual values in love. Tom cheating, Daisy killing and Gatsby lying.

Question 3

Religion-Garden of love and Gatsby

Answer 3

Religion as a restrictive force of love:Blake criticises institutional religion for suppression love and joy.In Gatsby,it suggested moral authority has decreased,but remnants of religious judgement linger. Myrtles death and Gatsby downfall as evidence.

Question 4

Religion:Garden of Love and Scrutiny

Answer 4

Bleake mourns the loss of loves sacred,natural purity due to religion. Lovelace never sae love as sacred (purley pleasure based) making his rejection even more stark.

Question 5

Religion:Main points

Answer 5

Presents a world where traditional religion fails to guide or perceive authentic love, esxsposing a disconnect between spiritual values and human desire.

Question 6

Religion-The Flea

Answer 6

“A tedious twelve hours’ space”
— The Scrutiny
Theme: Religion (and rebellion against it)
Explanation: The speaker mocks commitment, dismissing moral or religious expectations of fidelity.

Question 7

Religion-Gatsby

Answer 7

“He must have felt that he had lost the old warm world”
— The Great Gatsby
Theme: Religion
Explanation: After Gatsby’s dream collapses, Fitzgerald uses religious imagery to show disillusionment and loss of faith.